Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-19

yet they had never seen any more OF this
country than the section between Boston
and Washington. Their idea of the beau
ties OF the American scenery was Confn-
ed to that which they had been able TO
look st while on flying trips TO Saratoga,
Bar HarbOr, Lenox and Long Branch.
They were going TO Europe TO see toe
Alps and Rhine. Thousands make
similar trips every year. Yet the
scenery of the mountains OF
Pennsylvania is IuCompaTably superior
10 any that the European continent
can offer. There is TO my mind nothing
50 attractive to the true American SIS the
mountain scenery along the Susquehanna
aGd Lehigh rivers. One need not put up
81 the hotels which have been construct
cd for the use Of visitors, but all slong
any Of the Pennsylvania roads, the tour
ist can find al attractive stopping place.
| will guarantee that if some OF our traV-
clers WOuld defer their visit to Europe
until they had looked upon what America
has 10 offer in the way Of sceneTy-even
within days travel from New York
they would hesitate sometime before
hr2vIng ne GiscomtUrts Of an ocean trip
simply ior the purpose of seeing
something new. One CT the worst feat
ures CT these continental tours is that the
Young people in every family soon learn
TO believe that America has nothing to
show them ard they are not satisfied
until they can Strange 10 make annual
trips abroad By this means they grow
~ il ignorance of Ire grandeur and re-
sources Of the greatest and best country
on the face OF the earth.
AJOKE or DORsHEINER.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July l8-A Dumber OF
politicians were sitting n one Of the no.
tel lOI0ies talking politics aud telling
stories when it came to the turn Of 8
Federal official from New York to relate
his recolIeCtiOns Of public men. Ii nap
peped that a copy of the New York Star
lay on the table before him, and that fact
reminded him cf Mr.. Dorsheimer. "S0me
years ago." ne said, "DOTsheimer and
Walter Church we're very intimate
friends. Some of the BOYS put up Job
on the former for the purpose CT break
iUg up the cordially. Church was IN
duced to pick q quarrel with the Lieu
tenant Governor, ana said something
which was regarded by all the Others as an
objectionable insult. We alI urged Dor
eheimer 10 resent the insult in the only
manner open to gentleman, and tOlQ
him that he must send challenge TO
Church, He was very reluctant 10 do
this, but when assured that
Church was coward and that
he would certainly crawl II the dust the
valiant DOTshei er sent the challenge.
His surprise was great indeed when il
was promptly accepted. He was Gin e
hoIs" and was exceedingly anxious 20 do
the crawling himself. He hunted up his
friends who had gotten HIM into the sCTape
and asked them what in the name of ell
that is good he was to do. Church." he
said, "has accepted my challenge and has
selected rifles q the weapons. | never
fired s rifle IN my lie and could not hit
the side OF Z cow at ten PAGES" He was
tod that there was no way in which he
could retreat with honor, and that the
only thing remaining for him was TO
practice constantly until the hour Of
meeting, and then face his enemy boldly.
He Begged US al to find some way out Of
the sCrape for him, but we 6ssuredhim
that that would be impossible, and that
he must fight. lie therefore began prac-
ticing at once and burned nearly haf
hundred weight Of powder before the day
SET for the meeting. At
last that day arrived and the
combatants proceeded TO the field of
honor. There was quite large party of
spectators, including the two seconds
and necessary surgeons ISL Of whom were
in the secret except Mr.. D rsheimer.
That gentleman was 20 nervous at the
thought of taking human life that he
tremoled Erightfully. When Church saw
the rifle in the hands OF the governor"
saving the cir like the walking beam Of
sn engine he burst out laughing. That
was The first intimation that DOrsheimeT
nal tina. the proceedings were put
up Job. He threw down his gun and
rushing over to Church se-ze0 him by the
hand. lie seemed 70 be delighted TO
shake that paw, but he had nothing to
say 20 any Cf the others and I don't think
that le has really forgiven one Of that
party to this day.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WAsuMGToE, July l>.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Wesley McWiiliams, Prairie Lee Absalom
Marlborough, Bolton; James LuckeY,
WinusDorCugh; James X. Holland, Aus
I'm gitv. JDhn Hudoes EelegCO: ISlgC